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József Csató in his studio. Courtesy of the artist and Galleri Urbane.
JÓZSEF CSATÓ’S ABSTRACT SET OF RULES Galleri Urbane introduces the Hungarian painter to US audiences. INTERVIEW BY LILIA KUDELIA
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rawing from his “sketchbook mythologies,” József Csató unites art-historical references with a visual language orbiting around nature, “marvelous creatures,” and humor with the hand of a surrealist. Galleri Urbane represents Csató and mounted a solo show for the artist in September, included his work in their Dallas Art Fair booth in November, and donated a work to the TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art 2021 auction. Other recent shows include Semiose Paris and Gallerie Krinzinger, which exhibited Csató at FIAC Paris. His editioned book launches next month with an essay by Lilia Kudelia, who caught up with the artist here:
